Areas of global importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water

摘要: To meet the ambitious objectives of biodiversity and climate conventions, countries international community require clarity on how these can be operationalized spatially, multiple targets pursued concurrently. support governments political spatial guidance is needed to identify which areas should managed for conservation generate greatest synergies between nature9s contribution people (NCP). Here we present results from a joint optimization that maximizes improvements in species status, carbon retention water provisioning rank terrestrial priorities globally. We found that, selecting top-ranked 30% (respectively 50%) would conserve 62.4% (86.8%) estimated total stock 67.8% (90.7%) all clean provisioning, addition improving status 69.7% (83.8%) considered. If priority was given only, managing optimally located land area may sufficient improve 86.3% plant vertebrate Earth. Our provide global baseline where could conservation. discuss such prioritisation framework implementation conventions.